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A gentleman, who bad just arrived
from Boston Sunday evening, drop.
ped into a church ON his way ~ n
hotel, while the minister was describ-
ing the glOries of heaven. ''Must BE-
beautiful place = whispered d man
ia the same pew. "Beautiful - re-
spOnded the BOstOnian, beautiful b.
DO name for Il. left there this
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mote backwoods settlement Is almost
invariably productive ~ amusing in-
cidents. Landing once in mountain
district in Georgia, writes King. the
eronaut, my companion and myself
were astonished at hearing loud
shrieks and EXPLANATIONS issuing from
a house near hy, while m the door-
way We saw an old lady on her knees
praying with great vociferation. The
whole neighborhood had been aroused
and an earthquake could not have
created greater commotiou. In the
woods not far from our landing place
we found bag Of meal living ia thc
path. Ii had been dropped 10y some
panic-stricken native. Further on
fishing party had abandoned several
strng OF fish.
Our comedy came measurably near
ending in a tragedy, FOR We had mar
row escapes from the shotguns Of a
gang Of Illicit distillers, who took as
TO be revenue officers.
On the occasion Of a recent descent
in southern Virginia, a devout color
Ell woman. catching sight Of the bal
loon, gazed upon it IN wrapt admira-
ton. exclaiming:
"Dar comes my blessed Jesus,
walking on the clouds / takes my
children out on the public road. Suf-
fms gwine to happen -. Halleluiah :"
And she went on shouting till the
truth was explained To her.
Another Afro-American. hearing
me call 70 him. started OF at fall
SDeed. CRYING a. he ran.
"GabrieI done Gaming inc near
him holler."
Very amusing was the experience
Of Elliott ia one 81 his descents. lie
had ascended from Charleston on a
summer afternoon and was carried
slowly down the harbor. landing az
last. just At nightfall. ON one Of the
islands. There was 10 be- "a wake that
night. and the dead negro. Dick by
name, lay in the cabin, while a dozen
live ones sat outside telling spOok
stories, when Elliott dropped down
in front 81 them. There was d yell,
a scramble, and in a moment all but
one had disappeared. lie had been
caught by the sronaut's anchor and
dragged some distance, screaming
piteOusly.
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years ago, at DOylestown, Pa, three
young lawyers we're seated AZ q table
in the Law Library Room playing
cards. One Of them had recently
been admitted - practice law, and
during the evening he frequently used
the expression, "It Is me-" The in
correctness Of the phrase grated upon
the ears Of the other two lawyers and
at last one said ''Joseph, don't YOU
know YOU are frequently saying, II
il me, when you are well aware that
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
SEA-SiCKNESS CURE.
A Method of Treatment Which Has Proved
Successful in Many Cases.

Mr.. Whittingdale states that while
acting as surgeon to the Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company,
he tried at different times most of the
remedies recommended for sea-sick-
ness, such as bromide of sodium, CO.
caine, nitrite of amyl, ETC., with very
unsatisfactory results. The following
method, based on the treatment of
chloroform sickness, however, proved
most successful: A tumbler of tepid
water is first administered to the pa
tient. This, of course, is generally
quickly returned, but soothes the stom-
ach. Then warm mustard and lin
seed poultice, in the proportion of one
part of mustard to two of linseed, is
applied to the epigastric region, and
the following draught given quarter
of an hour after the tepid water:
Chloral hydrate, twenty grams; simple
sirup, one drachm; water, to an ounce.
If this be rejected, our correspondent
begins de moro with the tepid water
and repeats the draught. After the
draught has been taken and retained,
the patient is ordered to lie in his
berth, and sleep usually follows. On
waking, the swimming in the head and
nausea have disappeared, and he is
able to go on deck. Mr.. H. Wakefield
considers that any one who has seen
much of this mslady can hardly doub,
that its origin is mental, and in large
majority of cases the imagination i:
the source of trouble-for instance. he
has seen on several occasions ladies
suffering from sea-sickness before the
ship had left its moorings in the dock,
where there is not the slightest sign ot
motion. Iced stimulants and the re.
cumbent posture are remedies which
he now employs after careful trial oi
all the so-called specifics extending
over period of six years.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

George Todd, son of Ohio's fa-
nous war Governor, is big iron man
ufacturer at Youngstown, 0.
George Washington Childs says that
the two ablest writers on his paper. the
Philadelphia Ledger, are women.
The Academy of Fine Arts, Milan,
has bestowed medal on Miss Caroline
Hall, daughter of an architect of Bos-
ton.
-Adelina Patti sang in Minneapolis
just 'ty-one years ago in July. She was
fifteen years old then, and is therefore
about 'ty-six years old now Minneap-
oils Tribune
Mrs. Helen M. Avery, $1,000
clerk in the Interior Department, is
regarded as the finest penman in Wash
ington, She writes rapidly and with
great uniformity and clearness.
With the exception of the baby
King of Spain, the Emperor of China
is the shortest monarch in the world,
being only five feet high. Emperor
William, of Germany, ranks as the tall
est, being six feet, just surprising his
great-grand nephew, the Emperor of
Russia, by one inch.
Mime. Materna, the German prima
donna, who never forgets America,
where she made her fortune, keeps
large album containing photographs
of all the celebrated places which she
saw in America; and she constantly
entertans her guests with stories OF
this wonderful country.
james R. Randall, the Southern
poet who wrote the striking war lyric,
maryland, My Maryland turns ont
to have been inspired by Cupid no less
than Mars. He loved one of the beau
ties, for whom Baltimore is famous,
while a student at the Georgetown
College just before the war, and she
awakened the enthusiasm that made
him write his immortal poem few
months later.
"A Birmingham (Eng.) Mail critic
recently said some severe things about
Mr.. Browning's poetry, whereupon the
poet thus wrote to him; 81 am sure
you mean very kindly, but have had
too long an experience of the inability
of the human goose to do other than
cackle when benevolent and hiss when
malicious, and no amount of goose
criticism shall make me lift heel
against what waddles behind it.
Mr.. Beecher was once asked by
one of his myriad of correspondents;
"How shall feel when come to diep"
The great preacher replied, character
istically: "You will probably feel stu
pid," referring to the kindly provision
of nature in benumbing the faculties
when putting her children to their last
sleep. His prediction has been closely
verified in his own case, the coma of
apoplexy being one of the states which
he described as "stupid"-a condition
of sleepiness followed by insensibility
and death.-N Y, World.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
CURIOUS CLOCKS.
An Account of Some Interesting Specimens
Of the Clock Maker,a Art.


When the Emperor Charles V. OF
Spain retired to the Monastery of st.
Yuste he took with him Torriano, his
clock-maker, in order to while away
the time by constructing the move
ments of clocks. So wonderful were
some of the pieces of work which they
made that the monks would not be-
lieve any one except the devil had a
hand in them until the machinery was
shown to them by the ex-Emperor. 1t
was ordered by Charles that when he
should die all of these clocks should
cease running-and it is said to be a
fact that his orders were obeyed.
Another King of Spain came to
Geneva to see clock which had been
made by Droz, merchant of that city.
Upon the clock were seated shep-
herd, negro and dog. As the hour
was struck the shepherd played upon his
flute, and the dog played gently at his
feet. But, when the King reached forth
to touch an apple that hung from tree,
under which the shepherd rested, the
dog flew at him and barked so furious
ly that a live dog answered him, and
the whole party left in haste. Ventur-
ing to return, one of the courtiesr
asked the negro, in Spanish, what
time it was. There was no reply, but,
when the question was repeated in
French, an answer was given. This
frightened the courtier, who rejoined
his companions, and all of them voted
that the clock was the work of the evil
one.
Upon the belfry of the Kauthaus, in
Coblentz, there is the head of giant
bearded and helmeted with brass. The
giants head is known as ''the man in
the custom-house, and whenever a
countryman meets a citizen of Cob.
lentz away from that place, instead Of
saying "How are all our friends in
Coblentz ?" he asks "How is the man
in the custom-housepn At every stroke
of the bell which sounds the hours upor
the clock the mouth of the giant open:
and shuts with great force, as if it were
trying to say, in the words of Longfel
low: Time was-Time is-Time il
past. Popular Science Monthly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12

or day-dreamer indiAierently and by
the million. The trees, which offer
fine support and shade for the ham,
mock, are inhabited with all manner of
worm and insect life with and without
legs; bugs, ticks, and other animals,
minute in size but terrible in action,
which drop willfully or accidently upon
the sleeper and promenade with great
effect. If one were even to escape
these pests, the baying of alligators
and serenades of the owls would keep
him awake. For pure and unadulterated
enjoyment the Everglades are not a
paradise.
Fur-bearing mammals inhabit vae
Everglades in great numbers. The
wildcat is occasionally seen stretching
on an India-rubber or other tree, and
the deer and bear pursue prey, or are
pursued, into the marsh. The saw
grass, where the stiffness is as oppres-
sive as within the folds of an arctic
night, and the heat as sitting as in an
African jungle, offers no inducement
for fin, feather, scale or hoof. The
most notorious pests of this region are
the leeches. These animals are as nu-
merous within the water as the insects
without. They do not hesitate to at
tack boot, and failing to reach the
flesh through the leather, make their
way up the limbs and bore through the
trousers. Even without the annoyance
of the countless leeches, wading in the
marsh is accompanied with great diff
culties. The moccasin and other snakes
are numerous. The mud is treacher-
Gus, and its depth uncertain. Beset by
leeches and the warm-pea below wa
ter, by snakes and alligators at the sur
face, by swarming insect life above,
wading here is indeed lively, enter
tanning and full of incident. - William
Hosea Ballou. IN Harper's Weeblu
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
Increase of Sound by Echoes.

Sound is much increased by the echoes
In a closed vault. In cave of the Pan
theon, the guide by striking the flap OF
his great-coat makes noise like the re-
port of a cannon. The same phenom.
enon is found in the Mammoth Cave OF
Kentucky. IN the cave of Smellin
near Viborg, in Finland, by throwing
in live animal terrible noises are
heard. Pliny tells of similar cave in
Dalmatia where the falling of stone
raised perfect storm. Fingars Cave,
in the island of Staffa, presents another
remarkable phenomenon. The end OF
this cave is dark and gloomy, and may
be compared to the chancel of church
while the basaltic columns may be lik.
ened to the organ pipes. At the ex.
tremity of the grotto, and near the
level of the water, is q small opening
whence come harmonious sounds which
are produced by the sea rising and fall
ing.-Ndture.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
HUMOROUS.

1t is stated that powder COM
pany in New York has stopped busi-
ness, but it is nothing new to hear of
powder-mill "going up. = Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
-" Am | not little paleP" inquired
a lady, who was rather short and
corpulent, of crusty bachelor. "You
look more like a big tub" was the
blunt reply.
=" That's beefsteak joke" re-
marked one of the boarders at break
fast. "What kind of a jokes thatp"
asked the man across the table. Too
tough to be pleasant
Ma" said little Tommy, "do
the Injins own the railroads." mo,
my son." "Well, they've got some
thing to do with them, cos pa says he
bought his ticket of a scalper.'
-Customer-"Bu sir, this coat that
you have made for me is too small.
Can't you change itP" Clothing
dealer--"No, sir. The only thing that
you can do is to go to an anti-fat cure
and grow thinner"
-Mamma-"You're re surely not afraid
of gentle COW, Ethel. Why, she
gives you all the nice butter for lunch,
you know" Ethel (dubiously) 1.-THE
butter is just the part of her I'm afraid
of, mamma. It'd BITS.
First gentleman, looking at paint
ing hung near the ceiling in the art
gailery-''What do you think of Daub's
latest paintingP" Second gentleman
Simply heavenly! Well, yes, it is
pretty high up, isn't itP"-Yonkers
| Statesman.
why does that young man CLASP
that young lady so closelyP" asked
Miss Clara of young Ponsonby, as a
couple passed them in the giddy waltz.
'lt's one of the ways of the whirled, |
suppose" responded Ponsonby.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
First Sport-"Hello! that's nice
dog, how much did you give for himP"
Second Sport-"Fifty dollars" First
Sport-"Big price; what do you call
himP" Second Sport-1 call him Sau-
sage. First Sport-"What do you call
him Saugage for?" Second Sport-'1
call him Sausage because he's fine dog.
Three different walters at South
srn Hotel asked a little, prim. precise
Harvard professor at dinner. in quick
succession, if he would have soup. A
little annoyed, he said to the last wait
ef who asked: lis it compulsory?'
No, sah." answered our friend and
brother, mo, sab; i think it am mock
turtle. Hotel Reporter.
An Impression
All she is a giddy charmer,
On this point make no mistake.
And she vowed a deep impression
On dear Adoiph's heart 70 make.
So her smile was most bevitching
As Reside him down she sat
And she made great impression
But she made il on his hat
-Judos
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
HORRIBLE TORTURES.
List of the Various funishments Inflicted
on Criminals in Former Days.

Among the curious old books in DR..
Czartoyski's library is one which gives
a minute description of all the differ
ent methods of punishment lawfully
inflicted since the world began. 1t
was printed in Leipsic, Germany, in
the year 1897. The text is in German
and Latin. The work is finely printed
in the type of that time, and the i'm.
preston is yet bright and jet black.
The following is list of the death
penalties described: Execution with
knife; with hatchet; with an axe;
with a sword; hanging; suspending a
criminal by passing an iron hook
through the lower jaw, neck, chest,
belly, legs, arms, or other portions of
the body, and letting him hang thus
until death results; twisting the neck,
chopping the head off with a double
edged weighted sword; burying the
criminal in the ground up to the neck
and driving plow over him, thus
taking off his head; piercing his head,
shoulders and knees with sharp or
dull nails; burying in the ground and
covering the head with grain, sand,
pillows or other material until the
criminal smothers; drowning, bleed
ing to death by opening veins in a
bath; opening the abdomen and re-
moving the bowels; cutting open the
chest and removing the heart; break
ing all the bones of the body on a
wheel; tearing the flesh of, bit by
bit, with hot pincers; driving to
death by chasing the criminal with
wild steers; quartering, cutting the
flesh into strips; impaling, hammering
a sharp stick through the heart; skin
ming alive, stripping the meat off layer
| by layer, with iron combs, scraping the
flesh off with currycombs; cutting to
pieces slowly, beginning at the extrem-
ties, with wooden or metal shears;
driving wooden splinters through the
chest and abdomen; tearing the body
in twain by bending down tree and
letting it spring; tying to two teams
and driving them in opposite directions;
sabring, beating to death with iron
fails; throwing from cliffs or towers;
inwalling or entombing; stoning to
death; burying alive; inclosing the
criminal in barrel in which sharp
spikes are driven and rolling it down
hill; poisoning; death by starvation and
thirst; smothering by placing the Grim
inal in the hide of a freshly-killed beef
or other animal and sewing him up in
it; fastening the criminal on wild horses
or elkes and turning them loose, cruci-
flying, burning, inclosing in brazen
images and heating the images red-hot;
inclosing in images which have sharp
knives projecting from their interior
surface; drowning by drawing the vic
tim under ship; tying to tree; bury
ing at the surface of the ground, and
passing plow over the place until the
criminal is split lengthwise; taking out
the kidneys; removing the bladder;
tearing out the heart; tearing the lungs
out; tearing the bowels out.-Stocbton
| real. Mail
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12

"A bill to promote the cultivation
of oysters and other shell-fish in North
Carolina waters has passed both
branches of the Legislature of that
State and become law. The bill al
lows the taking up of vacant bottom in
the middle of the wider sounds, where
public beds do not exist as vacant
lands are taken up. The measure is
intended to greatly enhance the oyster
interest in the employment of labor and
capital. This action is regarded as a
progressive step. and one of much ma
terial importance to the whole State.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12
APPLIED ASTRONOMY.
He took me out to see the stars.
That astronomic bore;
He said there were two moons nea,

he look me out to see the stars.
That asfronomic bore;
He said there were two moons near Mars
While Jupiter had four.
thought Of course he'd whisper soon
What fourfold bliss 'twould be
TO stroll beneath that fourfold moon
On Jupiter with me.
And when he spoke OF Saturn's ring.
was convinced he'd say
That was the very kind of thing
To offer me some day.
But in a tangent of he went
To double stars. Now that
was most suggestive, so content
And quite absorbed sat.
But no, he talked dreary mess,
of which the only fraction
That caught my fancy, confess.
Was mutual attraction"
said thought it very queer
And stupid altogether,
For stars to keep so very near,
And yet not come together.
Az that he smiled, and turned his head;
thought he'd caught the notion;
He merely bowed goodnight and said.
Their safety lay in motion,
-Esther B. Tiffany, in Century.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12

The skeleton of beast which must
have been as large again as Jumbo has
been dug up in Lorain County, Ohio.
He is supposed to have died 1000 years
ago, probably having got tired of wait
ing for Columbus to come and discover
him.-Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12

Fifty thousand dollars has been
given toward establishing a missionary
bishopric in Fiji. At San Paulo. Bra
lillian recently made gift of five thou
sand dollars toward erecting boys
training school.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-05-12

A Nebraska man who recently died
at the age of one hundred and two, was
shipwrecked many years ago and swan
nine miles with woman on his back.